Leaderboard

See who’s leading the pack — top activators and chasers by points

Activators

Top operators who go out to heritage sites and activate them on the air.

2026 Activators

# Points Name Call Sign
1 80 Adele Tyler ZS5APT
2 78 Jurie Venter ZS5ZG
3 75 Sid Tyler ZS5AYC
4 35 Woody Collett ZS3WL
5 21 Steve Brooks ZS3SB
6 8 Martin Blomeyer ZS5MRB
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All Time Activators

# Points Name Call Sign
1 1,687 Steve Brooks ZS3SB
2 1,408 Tjaart Van Der Walt ZS3DR
3 719 Christi Grobbelaar ZS4CGR
4 621 Marie Grobbelaar ZS4MG
5 436 Adele Tyler ZS5APT
6 337 Sid Tyler ZS5AYC
7 315 Esmé Walsh ZS1YE
8 296 Roy Walsh ZS1YR
9 263 CORNE CONRADIE ZS1COR
10 259 Brandon Zietsman ZS6LZ

Chasers

Top operators who make contact with HOTA activators from their home, mobile, or field stations.

2026 Chasers

# Points Name Call Sign
1 25 Esmarie Lotriet ZS3EL
2 24 Christi Grobbelaar ZS4CGR
3 20 Mark Walker ZS6MDX
4 19 Steve Brooks ZS3SB
5 18 Martin Blomeyer ZS5MRB
6 11 Woody Collett ZS3WL
7 9 Adele Tyler ZS5APT
8 9 Sid Tyler ZS5AYC
9 9 Jurie Venter ZS5ZG
10 7 Herman Kleynhans ZS6HKL

All Time Chasers

# Points Name Call Sign
1 303 Christi Grobbelaar ZS4CGR
2 158 Marie Grobbelaar ZS4MG
3 149 Tjaart Van Der Walt ZS3DR
4 115 Chris Avenant ZS6CPA
5 113 Roy Walsh ZS1YR
6 101 Adele Tyler ZS5APT
7 101 Sid Tyler ZS5AYC
8 95 Steve Brooks ZS3SB
9 91 Esmé Walsh ZS1YE
10 44 Sidney Freedman ZS5SID